In previous posts (see here, here, and here), I described a naval officer’s napkin ring that my father-in-law, Erwin Schroder, used for the better part of his post WWII life. He apparently continued the routine he used on board the … Continue reading →
As part of my work on the history of the USS Patterson (DD-392), I recently received a shipment of deck logs for the ship. The comparisons between the logs for December 6, 1941 and December 7, 1941 are interesting. The … Continue reading →
My previous two posts described a research project that I began as a result of finding a WWII artifact that belonged to my father-in-law, Erwin A. Schroder. The first post outlined the reasons why I embarked on this project. The … Continue reading →
In my original post on this topic “Lords” of the Ring, I outlined my search for the answer to a question regarding a napkin ring that my Father-in-Law used. The ring was inscribed with his WWII ship commissioning date, its hull … Continue reading →